20/01/2006 - Holocaust Memorial Day

The Chairman of Welwyn Hatfield Council Councillor Carl Storer will lead the District commemoration of the sixth Holocaust Memorial Day.

The day, which falls on the 61st anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, is intended to ensure that the horrendous crimes against humanity committed during the Holocaust are never forgotten and that its relevance for each new generation is understood. With the recent events in the world, this message is as relevant as ever before.

This year's theme for the Memorial Day is 'One Person Can Make a Difference'. A commemorative event will be held at 11am until 12 noon at the Memorial tree in Hatfield (between Queensway and Link Drive). This will be followed by a small reception held in the Lord William Cecil Memorial Hall, Hatfield.

Welwyn Hatfield's Memorial tree was planted on the first Holocaust Memorial Day in January 2001.